Dinasia Murray ID’d As Utica Pedestrian Fatally Struck Saturday Night

UTICA, NY. (THECOUNT) — Dinasia Murray has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday, according to police.

Update: TheCount.com erroneously reported that the victim was a Utica College student. An email from family members informed us she was not a student. We are sorry for any confusion the incorrect information may have caused.

Police say they were called to Lansing Street and Mohawk Street on calls of a pedestrian down. When they arrived, 20-year-old Murray was found suffering from injuries from an apparent vehicle strike.

The deadly incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Murray was pronounced dead shortly afterward, officers said.

A Utica police spokesperson did not provide any details about the crash but said a “full review” will take place before any charges are filed, reports Syracuse.

The spokesperson did not immediately respond to whether the driver is cooperating with police.

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Geo quick facts: Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York, its population was 62,235 in the 2010 U.S. census – Wikipedia.